Car-starter



(No Model.)

N. V. VIELE.

GAR STARTER..

' vNo..397,158. Patented Feb. 5, 1889.,

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PATENT FFICE.

NICHOLAS V. VIELE, OF CORNING, NEY YORK.

CAR-STARTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,158, dated February 5, 1889.

Application filed November 9, 1888. Serial No. 290,371. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom zit may concern:

Be it known that I, NICHOLAS V. VIELE, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Oorning, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Starters; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description oi' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying' drawings, and to the letters and Figures ot' reference marked thereon, which form a part ot' this speciiication.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in car-starters, and it has more particular reference to starters for street-cars.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient means whereby a sudden jolt or jar may be imparted to the runninggear or truck ot the car at the moment that power is applied in starting the ear, thus materially assisting the motive power in overcoming` the inertia ot' the car.

To this end, and to such others as the invention may pertain, the same consists in the peculiar combinations and in the novel construction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described,

shown in the accompanying' drawings, and then spccically defined in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specilication, and in which* Figure 1 is a bottom plan view o't` a car embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ot' the starti'n mechanism detached from the car.

Reference now being had to the details ot' the drawings by letter, A designates the bottom oit a Streetcar. Secured to the bottom ot' the car, immediately to the 'rear ot' the front axle, are the longitudinal timbers or planks C, which serve to securely retain in position the transverse connecting-timber I), which is bolted or otherwise suitably attached thereto.

H is a shat't suitably journaled at its ends within the journal-boxes Il?, which are extended diagonally across and are securely bolted to the .rear face ot' the transverse timber D.

I is a heavy mallet or hammer, vthe end of the handle of which is secured within a socket, a, upon the shaft H.

J is a chain, which ispassed through ahole, l), in the timber I) at a point adjacent to the shai't l'I. One end oi' the chain is attached to the hammer-handle, as shown, while its opposite end, which is extended to the front of the car, furnishes the point of attachment 'for the whifiietrce or singletree, as the case may be.

K is a block of rubber or other suitable material, which receives the blow imparted by the hammer, and K2 is a similar bumper or block adapted to receive the rear tace ot the hammer when not in use. A

rl`he operation ct' the device will be readily understood from the ioreg i ingdescription of its construction.

It will be observed that the inclined position ot the shaft upon which the hammer is pivoted serves to cause the hammer to fall back whenever the chain attached to its handle is slackened, and that this will occur whenever the car stops; and it will be further observed that as soon as power is applied to Athe chain in starting the car the hammer will be pulled suddenly downward, and thus caused to impart a sudden lblow upon the bumper K, causing a sudden jar, which will materially aid in overcoming the inertia of the car.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desire to secure by lietters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with a car having a transverse timber secured thereto beneath the floor of the car, ot` ahammer pivoted to the car and adapted to automatically impart a blow to the rear face of the timber siinuitaneously with the starting of the car, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The hereindescribed improvement in car-starters, comprising, in combination, a car, a transverse timber secured thereto beneath the floor ot' the car, a hammer, the end of which is attached to a diagonal shaft jour- IOO naled. within boxes Secured 1:0 the real' .face 111 testimony whereofl affixlnysigrlnture in 0f the ti111111013z1111dz1 (11min connecting the haf11- presence 0f 11W() Witnesses.

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